During Wednesday’s First Take on ESPN, Smith went on a furious rant when asked if he simply trusted The process. The preliminary subject the red hood shirt was alleged to be in regards to the 76ers resting star heart Joel Embiid, but Smith instead took aim at the slogan that has turn into synonymous with tanking in the NBA.

Smith stated:

“Hell no. And the red hood shirt I’m not laughing. I don’t play that recreation, not even a bit of bit. I despise it. I can’t stand it. My man Mike Missanelli who does his radio broadcast in Philadelphia, I’ve gotten on him about it. I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t even enable him to ask me that query because he knows it’s gonna tick me off … They know I don’t play this mess with this course of. And it’s very, very simple because I don’t imagine that any franchise should have the best to lose on objective for years — for years! — whereas nonetheless charging the paying buyer. And you’re making no effort to win. I believe it’s disgraceful. I feel it’s disgusting. I can’t stand it. And i don’t want to hear a damned thing about it. A matter of reality, I’m gonna start cursing folks out that ask me about it.”

Positive, tanking is lame, but “The Process” has introduced Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid to NBA followers — can’t hate that. And really, it was Embiid who took the self-deprecating slogan to a different degree by embracing it as his nickname. The 76ers weren’t the primary team to tank nor will they be the final.

Smith has been consistent about his disdain for The process.

What the @Sixers are doing to their fanbase is an absolute ATROCITY. The commissioner ought to intervene.